Gas-burner.



G. VAN DAAIVI.

y GAS BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZ?, 1915. :I l 55,1 l 4. Patented sept. 28, 1915.

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' /N vENToR i ATTORNEY G. VAN DAAM.

GAS BURNER.

APPLlCATION FILED MAY`27|1915.

Paten-eed sept. '28, 1915.

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BY 1MM ATTORNEY sis in s

Fries;

GERRIT VAN'DAAM, or BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

- GAS-BURNER.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1915.

Application led May 27, 1915. Serial N0. 30,717.

York, have pyented a new and useful Gras-y Burner, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in gas burners.

The object is to provide improved means for heating the air and gas cr kerosene separately and then combining the same at suitable points for combustion.

Referring t0 the drawings, which illustrate merely by way of example, suitable embodiments of my invention- Figure 1 is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a modified structure. Fig.

4 is a vertical section on line 4 4 of Fig. 3.v Slmilar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The invention broadly speaking, comprises a chambered body into which gas or kerosene and air are delivered into separate compartments and channels respectively, and are subjected to the heat-'f derived through the walls of the chambered body from the combustion of the mixture ofgas and air.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the gas or kerosene is introduced through the pipe 6 .from which it passes to the annular channel 7, through which it circulates around the chambered body, thereby becoming heated, and thence through passage 8 to nozzle 9, discharging through jet 10 past injector nozzle 11 where-it is mixed with air previously heated in the manner hereafter explained. This mixture of\air and gas is further heated by striking the hot bale 17 and then passes through the annular openings 12 and again mixes with air drawn through nozzles v13 into chamber 14. The mixture thenr is further-heated by encountering the baiile plate 15 and then passes through the apertures 16 into comblustion chamber 18 Where it burns, the flame emerging through the annular channel 19.

The air is introduced through the pipe 20 22 and-'part is carried upwardly throughthe injector nozzle 11 and part carried up- .vardly through the nozzles 14 as herebefore described. As will be apparent, by the time the mixture reaches the combustion chamber 18 it will be heated to al very high temperature.

Referring to Figs. 8 and 4, the gas or kerosene is introduced into the chambered body through the pipe 24 to the annular channel 25, thence through the passages 26, 27 and 28,'` it is delivered to and through jets 29 and" thence through channel 30 leading to burner aperture 31. The air is introduced through the bottom of channel to the annular channel 83 through which it passes around the chambered body in close proximity to the burner jets thus becoming highly heated. From channel 33 the gas is carried downwardly through' channels 34 to the chamber 35, whence it passes upwardly mixing with the gas delivered through'P the iets 29 and passes mixed with the gas through the channel 30 and the annular aperture 31 where the same is burned.

It 'vill' thus be seen that in each example, the air and gas or kerosene are introduced separately into the chambered body and are made to circulate therein', and by contacting with the hot' walls of the burner are thoroughly heated before becoming mixed and By the use of the expression gas or kerosene I mean to' include any hydro-carbon which may become sufficiently volatilized during its passage through the burner.

It will be noted that the chambered bodies are made of separate castings suitably fitted together, -but the form yand arrangement of such separate castings may bevaried without departing from the spirit of the invention. f

What I claim is 1. A burner element comprising a cham-c bered body having a plurality of concentric chambers and annular channels, a gas or hydrccarbon supply and ap air supply, one leading to one set of chambers and channels and the other leading to another set of chambers and channels separated from the first set,

said channels arranged so that the gas and air must both circulate separately around the.chambered body near its periphery, to

cause the heating of the same, and then be brought together, mixed and superheated within .said burner element, and burned.

2. A burner element for combustible mix y tures comprising achambered body having air intake and gas. or hydro-carbon intake,

means for circulating the air and gas separately about' the chambered body so that the same shall be heatedby contact with the Ahot vwalls of said body, means whereby the 'heated air and gas are mixed together within said chambered body and further heated, and a combustion chamber within said vburner' element wherein the mixture is then burned.

' the chambered body having separate annu 3. A gas burner element comprisinga chambered body, an air supply and a gas or hydro-carbonsupply connected therewith,

lar channels connected with said supplies, discharge and mixing nozzles for bringing the 'air and gas togetherfwithin said burner element, -a hotbaie for superheating the -gether, a perforated baiiie plate t rough :which the mixture 'passes mixture and a discharge for the burning mixture.

4. A gas burner element comprising a chambered body, an air supply and a gas supply connected therewith, the chambered body having separate annular channels connected with said supplies, said channels lof ing separate annular channels connected with said supplies, discharge and mixing nozzles for bringing the air and as toto'beburned, yand an aperture through which the flame issues.

GERRIT VAN DAAM. f Witnesses: f

M. J. FRAsnR, A j J. D. 

